Zero Plastic Week is a World Wide event to raise awareness through conscious effort to avoid adding any new plastic to our lives, and to avoid buying anything new made from or packaged in plastic. This week is about finding creative solutions to avoid the use of plastic and to get people to think outside of their usual box.
The lesson for me today, is toilet paper.
For years I have used brands based on their post consumer recycled paper content. But all of these brands come packaged in plastic. Since I'm focusing on deleting disposable plastic from my consumer programming, my challenge for today is to come up with a solution that no longer includes plastic packaging.
And I think I've done it. Not only does it eliminate the plastic packaging, but it mostly eliminates the toilet paper.
I came across a blog post about using what the blogger calls "family cloth", using squares of soft organic cotton flannel, which can be washed. In her article she tells how to make them.
This isn't really a stretch for any family who uses cloth diapers, or for any women who uses GladRags during menses.
If I go to this method for my own family, then I can afford to buy a single roll of the "conscious consumer" version of toilet paper, (which comes wrapped in paper) to use for guests.
Ta-da! Plastic packaging eliminated with the added bonus of toilet paper mostly eliminated.
That will also save me some serious bucks.
If you want to participate in World Wide Zero Plastic Week you can find the event on Facebook, or their website. On Twitter check out #zpw2014
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